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Yamuna pollution NGT imposes Rs 65 crore environment compensation on two UP civic bodies
It said based on the "polluter pays principle", the Agra nagar...
Global brands responsible for majority of branded plastic pollution
They found that the top five brands were The Coca-Cola Company...
UN-backed report finds no G7-based stock exchange indices align with Paris climate goals
Some 64 per cent of all corporate greenhouse gas emission reduction targets disclosed to CDP last year, were set by companies headquartered in G7 countries, and the annual rate of science-based targets doubled in 2020 versus 2015 to 2019.
Retiring old coal plants can help Maharashtra save Rs 16,000 cr in five years: Report
Older coal plants are less efficient and more polluting, and will need to meet the 2015 air and water emission norms notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change by 2024 at the latest.
Uttarakhand to calculate Gross Environmental Product
The announcement comes a day after World Environment Day and with this Uttarakhand, whose forests contribute in providing employment, generate source of fuel and assist in arresting floods, has become the first state in the country to calculate its GPE.
India’s capacity for renewable energy increased by over 250 pc in 6-7 years, says PM Modi
“Before 2014, only seven airports had solar power facility, whereas today this number has increased to more than 50,” Prime Minister Modi pointed out as he elaborated about his government’s achievements.
India slips two spots to rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals
The State of India’s Environment Report 2021 revealed that India’s rank was 115 last year and dropped by two places primarily because major challenges like ending hunger and achieving food security (SDG 2), achieving gender equality (SDG 5) and building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and fostering innovation (SDG 9) remain in the country.
The 17 SDGs adopted by UN member states are SDG1- no poverty, SDG 2-zero hunger, SDG3-good health and well-being, SDG4- quality education, SDG 5- gender equality, SDG 6- clean water and sanitation, SDG 7- affordable and clean energy, SDG 8 decent work and economic growth, SDG 9- industry, innovation and infrastructure.
Coal India alive and sensitive to need of environmental protection: Chairman
The statement assumes significance especially when there have been concerns about global climate change on account of the burning of fossil fuels, including coal, which releases green gases into the atmosphere.
”Restoration of the ecosystem, effective bio-reclamation, effective utilization of water are followed with equal fervor and importance as production,” Agrawal said in a communication.
Rights for nature: How granting a river personhood’ could help protect it
Galvanised by widespread environmental degradation and rising Indigenous rights movements, indigenous communities around the world are leading the way in upholding the rights of sacred and ancestral rivers. This includes Maori tribal relationships with the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand, the role of Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities in the Atrato River in Colombia, and the Yurok Tribal Council’s granting legal rights of personhood to the Klamath River through an ordinance in the United States.
IndusInd Bank to raise climate financing to 3.5% in 2 years
The bank will be increasing the allocation of capital towards climate finance to 3.5 per cent of its loan book over the next two years, which is currently at 2.7 per cent, IndusInd Bank said on the occasion of the World Environment Day.
Willis Towers Watson collaborates on world-first insurance protection for endangered Mesoamerican Coral Reef
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems and is home to 65 species of coral and more than 500 species of fish, as well as many other protected marine species. Coastal wetlands, lagoons, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds also protect against storms and coastal erosion.
U.S. cities hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen
Since 2019 at least 30 U.S. cities have taken fresh action such as hiring specialists to combat the impact of extreme weather, including Phoenix, Houston, Louisville, Nashville, and Oakland, according to the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, based at Washington D.C.’s Atlantic Council think tank.
Many of those cities have created posts and initiatives to deal with worsening heat waves, seasonal wildfires or the effects of flooding, often with a focus on poor and minority communities, the group said.